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Quick Facts about eBay
• eBay was launched on Labor Day,1995
• First online marketplace connecting
buyers and sellers; 24/7
• Over $35 billion of merchandise is
bought & sold each year
• The first item sold on eBay was a
broken laser pointer for $14.83
Millions buy and sell on eBay
each minute of each day
How is it done?
What’s in a name?
“A rose by any other
name would smell as
sweet.”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
{step one}
Click on the Register link on eBay's
home page
Note: eBay users must be at least 18 years old
{step one and a half}
• Once your user name, password, and secret
question have been accepted, a new page will
come up telling you to check your e-mail
• You will quickly receive an e-mail message from
eBay explaining how to validate your registration
• To perform this task, just select the line Complete
eBay Registration in the e-mail
• Once your registration is validated,
you can buy and sell on eBay
{step two}
Let’s go shopping!
Kentucky Wildcats
basic search advanced search
61 items found for: Kentucky
Wildcats in Tickets
100.00
{step three}
{step four}
Pay Up!
• After you win an item, you are expected to pay
promptly
• Forms of payment accepted, money orders, checks
or PayPal (and other)
• PayPal is by far the easiest & safest way to pay for
your purchases
(PayPal also can provide insurance up to $1,000 at a nominal cost)
• eBay encourages both buyers and sellers to leave
feedback about their experience
Buying Tips
• Search using specific keywords
• Wait until the last minute
• Bid accordingly
• Send money orders with USPS tracking #
• Communicate!
Buy It, Sell It on
What can you sell on eBay?
{or what can’t you sell on eBay}
• Tobacco (tobacco-related items • Teachers' editions of textbooks
and collectibles are accepted) including homeschool teacher's
• Alcohol (alcohol-related editions
collectibles, as well as some • Human parts and remains
wine sales by licensed sellers
are allowed) • Certain copyrighted works or
• Drugs and drug paraphernalia trademarked items
• Nazi paraphernalia • Lock-picking tools
• Bootleg recordings • Lottery tickets, sweepstakes
• Firearms and ammunition tickets, or any other gambling
• Crossbows and various types of items
knives • Military hardware
• Used underwear and dirty used • Virtual items from massively
clothing multiplayer online games
• Live animals • Other items
The weird & unusual!
• In 2004, a partially eaten, 10-year-old
grilled cheese sandwich said to bear
the image of the Virgin Mary sold on
eBay for $28,000
• Water that was said to have been left
in a cup Elvis Presley once drank from
was sold for $455. The few
tablespoons came from a plastic cup
Presley sipped at a concert in North
Carolina in 1977
• Bridgeville, California (pop. 25) was the
first town to be sold on eBay in 2002,
and has been up for sale 3 times
{step one}
Register to Sell
Click on the Sell link on eBay's home page
• Become a seller by providing a valid credit/debit card
and bank account information
• If you do not want to provide this information, become ID
Verified
• Sign up to accept PayPal (optional)
{step two}
List your item
• Choose a category
• Enter a title for the item
• Enter the item's description
• Upload images/photographs
• Set the start and end dates and times
• Choose payment, shipping, and returns terms
• When all the information is completed, choose the
submit button
• Before any bids have been placed, it is still possible to
make changes to the listing
Auction Types
eBay offers several types of auctions
Auction-style listings allow the seller to offer one or more
items for sale for a specified number of days. The seller
can establish a reserve price.
Fixed Price format allows the seller to offer one or more
items for sale at a Buy It Now price. Buyers who agree to
pay that price win the auction immediately without
submitting a bid.
Dutch Auctions allow the seller to offer two or more
identical items in the same auction. Bidders can bid for
any number from one item up to the total number offered.
eBay recently
announced these
pricing changes
Basic Fees
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will takeseems nothing is ever free… except this seminar}
Feb. 20th
Basic Fees
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{step three}
After the Sale
• Contact buyer within 3 days
• Obtain buyer’s shipping address
• Once payment is received, package up item and ship
(You can obtain FREE Priority Mailing boxes through the USPS)
• Track shipment
• Once the item is received and the buyer is happy, leave
feedback
Selling Tips
• Be clear in title & description
• Start your opening bid price low
(Don’t worry, you can always add a reserve price)
• Pictures, pictures, pictures!
• Don’t over inflate shipping costs
• Allow buyers to ask questions
(Be sure to answer these questions promptly)
{insider} Selling Tip
Sell For a Cause
“ eBay Giving Works listings tend to sell at
higher final prices, because buyers are
more willing to purchase and often pay
more for items that benefit a nonprofit. You
can enhance buyer trust and loyalty by
aligning with a cause, gain increased
exposure, and receive a receipt for your
tax-deductible donations!
”
How does it work?
Using MissionFish as an arbiter, eBay allows sellers to donate
a portion of their auction proceeds to a charity of the
seller's choice.
You choose the
charity and
you select the
percentage
(from 10% up to
100%)
{additional} Benefits
• Receive additional visibility through specialized search
functionality reserved exclusively for eBay Giving
Works listings
• Stand out with a distinctive charity icon in the title bar
of the listing both in search results and on the view
item page
• If your eBay Giving Works listing sells eBay will credit
the Insertion and Final Value Fees back to you
and best part of all…
You can feel good about supporting a charity in need!
Please choose
to give to
Montgomery
Country Council
for the Arts
How make $1 million on eBay
Here’s
the
secret!
“Devise a way to make $100 and replicate
what you did 1000 times”
Anyone can make $100 on eBay…
What’s stopping you from doing it 1000 times?
You may even be able to make $1,000 and repeat that exact
process just 100 times
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Buy It, Sell It on
Thank you for coming today
and we wish you much success on eBay!
